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Teriflunomide effect on immune response to influenza vaccine in patients with multiple sclerosis

Amit Bar-Or, Mark S. Freedman, Marcelo Kremenchutzky, Françoise Menguy-Vacheron, Deborah Bauer, Stefan Jodl, Philippe Truffinet, Myriam Benamor, Scott Chambers, Paul W. O’Connor
First published July 12, 2013, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829e6fbf
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vol. 81 no. 6 552-558
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829e6fbf
PubMed: 
23851964
Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received January 8, 2013
  • Accepted in final form April 24, 2013
  • First Published July 12, 2013.

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© 2013 American Academy of Neurology

Author Disclosures

    1. Amit Bar-Or, MD,
    2. Mark S. Freedman, MD,
    3. Marcelo Kremenchutzky, MD,
    4. Françoise Menguy-Vacheron, PhD,
    5. Deborah Bauer, MS,
    6. Stefan Jodl, MD,
    7. Philippe Truffinet, MD,
    8. Myriam Benamor, MD,
    9. Scott Chambers, PhD and
    10. Paul W. O’Connor, MD
  1. Amit Bar-Or, MD,
    2. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. Diogenix, Advisor, Scientific Board, 2008- Ono Pharmacia, Advisor, Scientific Board, 2008- Receptos, Advisor, Scientific Board, 2011 - Roche, Advisor, Scientific Board, 2008- Novartis, Advisor, Scientific Board, 2012- Guthy Jackson Greater Good Foundation, NMO Research and Clinical Care Consortium, Scientific Advisor, 2009-

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. Neurology, Editorial Board Member, 2008- Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology, Editorial Board Member, 2010 -

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. 1. Novartis 2. EMD Serono 3. Amplimmune

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  2. Mark S. Freedman, MD,
    3. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. Actelion, sanofi-aventis/Genzyme, Novartis, Merck Serono, Bayer, BiogenIdec, Roche, Celgene, Opexa, Teva

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:

    1. Merck Serono, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis/Genzyme

    Editorial Boards:

    1. J Neurol Sci Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis International Int J MS Care

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. Celgene, Opexa, Novartis, Sanofi, Bayer, Merck Serono, Kirin, BiogenIdec

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. Bayer, Genzyme

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  3. Marcelo Kremenchutzky, MD,
    4. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:

    1. Funding for travel or speaker honoraria from (1) Biogen, (2) Bayer, (3) Teva, (4) Genzyme - sanofi, (5) Novartis, (6) serono

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. (1) Biogen, (2) Bayer, (3) Teva, (4) Genzyme - Sanofi, (5) Novartis, (6) Serono

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. (1) Genzyme, (2) Cell Gene, (3) Biogen, (4) Bayer, (5) Teva, (6) Sanofi, (7) Novartis, (8) Serono

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. (1) CIHR, co-investigator, from: 2011-04-01 to: 2016-03-31

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. (1) MS Society of Canada

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  4. Françoise Menguy-Vacheron, PhD,
    5. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. 1) Employee of Genzyme, a Sanofi company , Clinical research director in clinical pharmacology

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  5. Deborah Bauer, MS,
    6. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. (1) Sanofi, Biostatistician

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  6. Stefan Jodl, MD,
    7. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. Sanofi, Clinical Study Director (CSD)

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  7. Philippe Truffinet, MD,
    8. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. Genzyme/Sanofi, Clinical Research Director

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. Salary as employee

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. Stocks, as employee

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  8. Myriam Benamor, MD,
    9. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  9. Scott Chambers, PhD and
    10. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. NONE

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:

    1. NONE

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other activities:

    1. Employee of Fishawack Communications Ltd, contracted to provide editorial services to Sanofi, funded by Genzyme, a Sanofi company.

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  10. Paul W. O’Connor, MD
    11. Scientific Advisory Boards:

    1. Novartis Fingolimod Steering Committee--member--2007-present Teriflunomide Steering Committee ( sanofi aventis)--chairman--2006-present Bayer BEYOND study steering committee--chairman--2007-2009 BRAVO (laquinimod) study DMC--chairman--2007-present Genentech advisory board--member Roche advisory board Receptos advisory board Actelion advisory board

    Gifts:

    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:

    1. 1 Biogen Idec-ECTRIMS meeting Dusseldorf--2009--presentations of data from two studies 2 Teva--Meeting in London--advise and present data on safety of MS drugs--2009 3 Advisory board meeting in Montreal 2010 4 Advisory board meeting in Toronto 2013

    Editorial Boards:

    1. 1 MS Journal. Editorial advisory board. July 2012--March 2013

    Patents:

    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:

    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:

    1. NONE

    Consultancies:

    1. Biogen Idec consultant 2007-2012 Actelion consultant 2010 Bayer Consultant 2007-2009 EMD Serono Consultant 2009-11 Teva Consultant 2007-2013 Genentech Consultant 2007-2008 Sanofi Genzyme Consultant 2002-2013 Novartis Consultatn 2005-2013 Warburg Pincus Consultant 2009

    Speakers' Bureaus:

    1. NONE

    Other Activities:

    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:

    1. 1 Bayer--study grant support for BEYOND study--2006-8 2 Novartis--study grant support for FREEDOMS, TRANSFORMS and INFORMS study--2006-2012 3 BIOMS--study grant support 2006-9 4 Sanofi Aventis-grant supprot for TEMSO, phase 2 , CIS and nerispirdine studies 5 ROCHE; grant supprot for phase 2 OCRELIZUMAB study 6 Biogen Idec: grant support for ASCEND and JEMS study 7 Roche grant support for OPERA and ORATORIO studies 8 Novartis support for INFORMS study of PPMS

    Research Support, Government Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:

    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:

    1. National Scientific and Clinical Advisor to to the MS Society of Canada. 2008-2013 (ongoing)

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:

    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:

    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:

    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:

    1. NONE

  1. From McGill University (A.B.-O.), Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Western University (M.K.), London, Ontario, Canada; Genzyme, a Sanofi company (F.M.-V., P.T.), Chilly Mazarin, France; Sanofi (D.B.), Bridgewater, NJ; Kleinmachnow (S.J.), Germany; Sanofi (M.B.), Chilly Mazarin, France; Fishawack Communications Ltd. (S.C.), Abingdon, UK; and University of Toronto (P.W.O.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Bar-Or: amit.bar-or{at}mcgill.ca

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